Sale reports / Georgia / Swainsboro / 2020-09-28

Swainsboro

Name: Swainsboro livestock auction prices — 2020-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Swainsboro, Georgia · Mon, Sep 28

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1931

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

716 head

▼ 347 vs last sale 1,063▲ 229 vs year ago 487 · +47.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 103▼ 4 vs year ago 85 · −4.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 51▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls steady, steer and bull calves mostly steady, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.65/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$120.65

146 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$17.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.03

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	133.22	625	31
Medium and Large 3	415	118.71	493	53
Medium and Large 2	528	116.03	612	62

One grade step is worth $17.19/cwt here — about $13 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale146 hd

120.65

—

GA average17 barns · 1,679 hd

115.62

+5.03

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,593	84.35	1,344	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	59.53	680	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	51.29	549	19

Every lot

57 lots · USDA AMS · Swainsboro Stockyard - Swainsboro, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	162.98/cwt	162.00–165.00	533	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	140.14/cwt	135.00–145.00	603	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	133.67/cwt	132.00–137.00	615	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	122.35/cwt	120.00–127.00	584	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	131.84/cwt	130.00–136.00	684	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	588	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	125.50/cwt	120.00–129.00	654	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	127.43/cwt	125.00–131.00	725	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	117.75/cwt	115.00–122.00	670	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	574	110.26/cwt	108.00–114.00	633	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	120.79/cwt	119.00–123.00	748	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	114.71/cwt	110.00–116.00	718	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	116.76/cwt	115.00–118.00	787	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	115.59/cwt	110.00–117.00	885	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	358	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	316	118.47/cwt	115.00–122.00	374	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	413	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	125.22/cwt	122.00–127.00	461	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	109.65/cwt	107.00–112.00	464	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	116.88/cwt	115.00–120.00	507	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	105.02/cwt	100.00–109.00	488	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	112.80/cwt	110.00–116.00	527	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	110.02/cwt	105.00–115.00	570	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	115.08/cwt	111.00–121.00	651	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	104.63/cwt	100.00–110.00	606	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	108.27/cwt	106.00–110.00	669	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	641	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	104.72/cwt	100.00–107.00	710	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	103.76/cwt	99.00–107.00	742	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	677	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	278	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	382	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	158.95/cwt	155.00–162.00	521	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	331	134.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	445	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	151.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	546	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	374	125.82/cwt	120.00–130.00	471	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	137.20/cwt	132.00–142.00	514	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	116.05/cwt	115.00–120.00	485	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	132.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	564	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	138.82/cwt	137.00–142.00	593	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	128.71/cwt	125.00–135.00	601	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	467	108.79/cwt	107.00–110.00	508	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	568	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	511	115.07/cwt	111.00–119.00	588	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	103.26/cwt	100.00–106.00	547	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	97.48/cwt	95.00–100.00	556	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	111.30/cwt	107.00–115.00	637	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	608	107.17/cwt	105.00–109.00	652	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	96.03/cwt	95.00–97.00	648	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	677	104.27/cwt	100.00–106.00	706	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	93.04/cwt	90.00–96.00	675	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,593	84.35/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,344	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	53.30/cwt	50.00–58.00	569	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	47.84/cwt	45.00–49.00	514	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	62.87/cwt	60.00–67.00	699	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	55.25/cwt	52.00–58.00	631	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	959	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,220	856.76/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,452	2

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Swainsboro Stockyard - Swainsboro, GA

Mon Sep 28, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 716Last week 1,063Year ago 487

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 103Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 51Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	125.00–131.00	127.43
6	—	519	130.00–136.00	131.84
3	—	327	162.00–165.00	162.98
8	—	766	110.00–117.00	115.59
5	—	619	119.00–123.00	120.79
4	—	674	115.00–118.00	116.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	132.00–137.00	133.67
13	—	626	110.00–116.00	114.71
8	—	430	135.00–145.00	140.14
14	—	569	115.00–122.00	117.75
16	—	521	120.00–129.00	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	110.00–116.00	113.00
7	—	574	108.00–114.00	110.26
3	—	477	120.00–127.00	122.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	125.00–127.00	126.01
6	—	675	90.00–100.00	95.00
10	—	467	110.00–116.00	112.80
10	—	518	105.00–115.00	110.02
2	—	720	93.00–95.00	94.00
13	—	434	115.00–120.00	116.88
17	—	579	100.00–110.00	104.63
5	—	368	122.00–127.00	125.22
4	—	270	130.00–135.00	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	111.00–121.00	115.08
5	—	715	99.00–107.00	103.76
7	—	678	100.00–107.00	104.72
8	—	618	106.00–110.00	108.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	316	115.00–122.00	118.47
11	—	423	107.00–112.00	109.65
10	—	465	100.00–109.00	105.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	115.00–125.00	120.03
8	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.78
6	—	608	105.00–109.00	107.17
7	—	375	132.00–142.00	137.20
4	—	725	90.00–96.00	93.04
4	—	675	95.00–97.00	96.03
12	—	572	107.00–115.00	111.30
17	—	511	111.00–119.00	115.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	137.00–142.00	138.82
3	—	360	150.00–155.00	151.67
7	—	677	100.00–106.00	104.27
9	—	467	125.00–135.00	128.71
6	—	328	155.00–162.00	158.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	374	120.00–130.00	125.82
7	—	331	130.00–140.00	134.35
8	—	530	100.00–106.00	103.26
4	—	570	95.00–100.00	97.48
6	—	278	135.00–140.00	137.37
5	—	467	107.00–110.00	108.79
13	—	418	115.00–120.00	116.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	800.00–900.00	856.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	68.00	68.00
9	—	1,112	60.00–67.00	62.87
9	—	1,142	52.00–58.00	55.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,068	50.00–58.00	53.30
7	—	1,074	45.00–49.00	47.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,593	81.00–86.00	84.35

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.